Saturday 30 September 2017

Cyprus autumn 2017 - 30th September

Garden Warbler 24.6g, wing of 84

Today we returned to Kouklia to be assisted by Graeme for the first time this trip,while working in conjunction with AK and his team so that our captures were sampled for a range of PhD studies.

During the early morning both Red-footed Falcon and Eleanora's Falcon were seen.

We caught 50 birds, more than we expected. There was nothing of particular note although one Garden Warbler had such a long wing, and heavy weight, that the ringing database protested that it fell outside of expected parameters. This often happens with birds in Cyprus, and being aware of the 84 wing and 24.6g the bird was double checked.


Totals: 45 (5)

Cetti's Warbler - 0 (1)
Sardinian Warbler - 8 (1)
Garden Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 6
Willow Warbler - 21 (3)
Great Tit - 1
House Sparrow - 1
Spanish Sparrow - 5

Later in the day we had a look around Ayia Varvara where we found that the tanks were completely empty. There were quite a few Bee-eaters and a couple of Long-legged Buzzards flew through.